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Salman Khan strikes again

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Earlier, Senthil, who is regarded as one of the top-notch cinematographers in the Telugu film industry, was supposed to make his Bollywood debut with Dabangg 2. In fact, having seen his work down south, Arbaaz had specially asked him to work for his big-budget production. Excited about this, Senthil had in fact flown in much before the film went on floors and had been involved in the pre-production as well.

In the Hindi cinema industry, working on any Salman Khan starrer is not to be taken lightly. You are lucky if the actor likes you. Sajid-Wajid, Himesh Reshammiya and many others will tell you so. And if he doesn't, then you may have to pay for it. Salman, who had earlier taken production calls for his films, has done it once again. Within three days of the film gong on floors, Arbaaz Khan's maiden directorial has a replacement. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar)

When contacted, Aseem confirmed that he has taken over Dabangg 2. The cinematographer said, "I don't know why Senthil is not doing the film anymore. I got a call from Arbaaz Khan. He asked me I was available to shoot for the film. I was glad to join the team. I start my work on Dabangg 2 from Tuesday. I have a great rapport with Salman Sir." (BCCL/M Gurunath Prabhu)

Earlier, Senthil, who is regarded as one of the top-notch cinematographers in the Telugu film industry, was supposed to make his Bollywood debut with Dabangg 2. In fact, having seen his work down south, Arbaaz had specially asked him to work for his big-budget production. Excited about this, Senthil had in fact flown in much before the film went on floors and had been involved in the pre-production as well. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar)

"Salman realised that he wouldn't be able to get along with Senthil. The main problem was the cinematographer's pace. Salman and Aseem get along really well during Ek Tha Tiger," added the source.
(BCCL/Ranjit Kumar)

Before Senthil, Mahesh Limaye was asked to be the cinematographer for the film. However, Limaye, who is working with Bhandarkar on Heroine, couldn't adjust his dates for the project. (BCCL/Shantanu Das)

This is however, not the first time that Salman has taken production calls in his films. Earlier, he had brought in Himesh Reshammiya to compose the music for Bodyguard (which turned out to be a hit) when Pritam Chakraborty had already started work on them. Also, he had asked Sajid-Wajid to rework a song composed by Sohail Sen in Ek Tha Tiger since the actor did not quite like the beats of the same. (BCCL/M Gurunath Prabhu)